The 2002–03 season was the 103rd season in Società Sportiva Lazio's history and their 15th consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Under new manager Roberto Mancini, Lazio finished 4th in Serie A and reached the semi-finals of both the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup.
Summary Owing to financial worries, club president Sergio Cragnotti sold several players, including club legend defender Alessandro Nesta to AC Milan, forward Hernan Crespo to Inter and Gaizka Mendieta was loaned out to Barcelona. Among the new arrivals were young coach Roberto Mancini, along with low-profile players such as Bernardo Corradi from Chievo and Enrico Chiesa. On 3 January 2003, a majority of club shareholders appointed Ugo Longo as its new president, putting an end to Cragnotti's ten-year term.
Squad
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type FW Bernardo Corradi Internazionale €10.00 million DF Massimo Oddo Hellas Verona €1.50 million FW Enrico Chiesa Fiorentina free DF Juan Pablo Sorín Cruzeiro loan MF Christian Manfredini Chievo co-ownership MF Roberto Baronio Fiorentina loan ended DF Daniel Ola L'Aquila loan ended DF Emanuele Pesaresi Benfica loan ended Out Pos. Name To Type FW Hernán Crespo Internazionale (€40 million) DF Alessandro Nesta A.C. Milan (€31 million ) DF Alberto Comazzi Hellas Verona DF Daniel Ola Teramo MF Iván de la Peña Espanyol MF Karel Poborský Sparta Prague DF Emanuele Pesaresi Chievo co-ownership MF Roberto Baronio Perugia loan MF Gaizka Mendieta Barcelona loan FW Felice Evacuo Fiorentina loan
Winter In Pos. Name from Type MF Nikola Lazetic Chievo Out Pos. Name To Type DF Juan Pablo Sorín Barcelona loan MF Christian Manfredini Osasuna loan
Competitions Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
UEFA Cup
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Statistics
Players statistics
References
Sources RSSSF - Italy 2002/03